The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-04

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Witness-Yes, or within a moment or
two of it.
Mr.. Hutchins-There was strike ON the
road at that time, and some of the switch
men and other men on the road were not
atwork, were they?
| No; they were no..
Did you have any i'll feelings against
those who We're out on a strike?
None at all, sir.
Did you think they had any i'll feeling
against you?
don't see why they should have had.
When you went up TO the train dis
FATHERS Office, did you not state to a man
banned Wilkinson, that you had been eau
toned to run slowly around this curve, as
it was in bad condition and was being
repaired.
| did not. / don't know a man named
Wilkinson and never made such a state
ment TO anybody.
The defense attempted 10 prove by this
witness that the ties were old and had since
been replaced, that the Witness had been
cautioned to run slow and was running too
fast, but failed at every point. The cross
examination, which was very strong, only
tended to strengthen and confirm the wit
nesses' testimony given on the direct exam
ination and to emphasize the points he had
made.
Witness said it was dawn when he got
back with the wrecking train. At the time
of the accident he could have seen the
form OF a man twenty or thirty yards
away. He could have run a train over
that track at the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour safely, If he had been ordered to do
so. On the morning of the wreck he was
on time and they were going very slow,
probably four or five miles an hour.
On redirect examination, witness said |
he passed over the same track on the morn
ing of the 18th, going to AtchisoD. The
track was all right then. There was really |
no strik-. A number of men in the train |
service, switchmen and men employed in
he shops had quit work, and their places
had been filled by other men. There was
/ bitter feeling entertained by the men
Who were out, against those who were
working.
This testimony was objected to by the
defense, but was allowed by the court, as
I had already been drawn out in the cross
Un the cross examination of the re-di-
ect examination witness said no shots
we're fired at the train that mornsng so far
Is he knew.
Court adjourned till Up. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When conrt re-convened at O'Clock
REQ. Fowler, the engineer of the wrecked
rain was put on the stand. He told a
tory similar to that of the conductor, ex-
ept that when the engine left the track ,
lie was thrown off into the mud of the +.
liver bottom. After getting out he saw .
bat the spikes had be: n removed for the ,
ength of rail and half from the inside
t the rails. This was sufficient to throw ,
ny engine from the track on curve. 1t ;
'ould allow a rail to turn over. The bolts :
t the fish plates which connected the rails ;
1gether at the ends had also been removed :
nd the fish plates taken off and laid beside !;
he track. Witness was standing on the !
lght side of the engine, nearest to the
luff, when it left the track, and Horton
nd Carlisle on the left side of the cab. a
THE ENGINE TURNED OVER
i such manner as to bury them beneath 4
. The engineer did not see any men on 4
r about the track as the train approached 4
ne curve. The train was on time and was :,
inning about five miles an hour. The 4
reck occurred between 1923 and $50 a. !,
L, on the morning of April 26 of this o
ear. The witness lives in Atchison. ;,
Ex-Road Master Daily of the Missouri .
acitic also testi6es that he examined the \
ack and found that spikes and bolts had V
zen removed. A crOw-bar was produced :,
hich was found near the track after the Il
reck. Coroner Gray gave some compare i
vely unimportant testimony which closed .
e days proceedigs, Vassen one of the =
isoners will testify to morrow. g
Messis. Thomas, Springer, Henderson. =,
ownshend, Payson, Worthington, Beges. .,
DWELL and Neece, of Illinois, Reed, of q,
aine, Curtis, of Pennsylvania, Burrows, \;
Michigan, Symes, of Colorado, and n,
Trey, of Wyoming. The members of the 7
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee, of 90
lich Gen. Logan was an originator and Al
elong member, are specially invited by s;
RS. Logan to be present at the funeral W.
In regard to the rottenneSs of the ties n
Ilch the defense seems to be working at, W
e attorneys Tor the state say the ties are W,
III IN use and are perfectly sound, and ds
sy can prove it when the time comes. V
wv evidence OF startling nature Is ex- ~
cted in day or two. The state is con- ST,
ent it has clear case against all of the
PENDANTS. One of the things which Mr..
bson mentioned in his opening address In
IS the finding of claw-bar for drawing w
kes lying along the track after the an
eek which had evidently been left III
the train wreckers. The trial is expect Ri
to last about seven days. The witnesses w
re separated and not allo Fed to remain fr'
the court room this morning. The tn
'wd OF. spectators was not particularly an
ge and was very quiet and orderly. no
e attorneys for both sides are the same hi
inent counsel as has already been an pm
Inced: Major Warner, Ex-Governor th'
hnson and the others for In,
defense, and Colonel r. S. Mcdonald. PU
Irshall +. Mcdonald and Judge Laugh ne
, of st. Louis, Hon. Bailey p Waggoner, the
o assist Prosecuting Attorney Gibson, Gre